- Combine roses with ground covers
- The 10 most beautiful ground covers for rose beds
- Combine roses with ground cover roses
Roses can be wonderfully combined with ground covers. The rose bed looks particularly elegant when the ground cover is colour-coordinated. Below you will find great ideas, tips and tricks on how to effectively incorporate ground cover in your rose bed. You will also receive a list of the most beautiful carpet plants as well as ground cover roses.
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Combine roses with ground covers
Decorating the edge of the rose bed with groundcover is a common technique. Groundcovers are pretty to look at, often bloom continuously and do not steal the show from the roses. In addition, the densely growing carpet plants keep weeds away and the soil moist.
The 10 most beautiful ground covers for rose beds
When choosing the ground cover for your rose bed, you should pay attention to a good winter hardiness. If you also want something green in winter, you can plant evergreen ground cover. Below you will find a selection of the 10 most beautiful ground covers for the sunny bed of roses:
| ground cover | flower color | heyday | wintergreen | Special features |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| blue pillow | Bluish | April to May | no | Beautiful, dense carpet of flowers |
| blueseed | blue | August to October | no | Red autumn leaves |
| Pillow Soapwort | pink | May to July | no | Was formerly used for washing |
| stonecrop | yellow or white | June to July | Yes | succulent |
| ice plant | violet | June to September | no | Very dense carpet of flowers |
| star moss | White | May to July | Yes | Beautiful, dense green carpet |
| Carpet Cranesbill | Bluish, pink, white… depending on the variety | Depending on the variety, in summer | no | |
| Carpet Bellflower | violet | June to August | no | Bell shaped flowers |
| Carpet Phlox | White, violet, bluish, pink | Varieties dependent | no | Beautiful, dense carpet of flowers |
| Carpet Thyme | purple or white | June to August | Yes | Strongly scented, culinary herb |
Combine roses with ground cover roses
Among the countless varieties of roses, there are also a few ground covers. You can also use these to design your rose bed. However, be aware that you cannot plant roses on top of roses. If there were already roses at the location before, you have to generously replace the soil.
Here is a selection of the 10 most beautiful ground cover roses:
| groundcover rose | flower color | heyday |
|---|---|---|
| 'The Fairy' | pink | June to August |
| 'SeaFoam' | White | June to August |
| 'Sedana' | yellow | June to September |
| 'Aspirin Rose' | White | June to September |
| 'pagan dream' | Strong pink | June to September |
| 'Loredo' | yellow | June to September |
| 'heather fire' | Strong pink-red | June to September |
| 'Sorrento' | Red | June to September |
| 'Palm Garden Frankfurt' | Pink | June to September |
| 'City of Rome' | pink | June to September |
tips
You can also combine your roses with beautiful ornamental grasses or perennials. Here is a list of the loveliest companion plants for the rose garden.